Coral Gables is now using SmartWater to catch criminals and track down owners of stolen property.

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SmartWater technology can help police catch criminals and track you down if your stolen valuables are recovered.

It’s an invisible crime-fighting liquid that’s becoming quite popular in South Florida cities.

The new tool is call SmartWater and the City of Coral Gables is now using it to catch criminals and track down owners of stolen property.

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"Our hope and expectation is that property crime activity in the City of Coral Gables will be significantly reduced over time," said Coral Gables Police Chief Dennis Weiner.

Fighting property theft could be as easy as wiping SmartWater, which is non-toxic and dries clear, on your valuables. Each order of SmartWater has a special code that is registered to the person who purchased it. In the event those valuables are robbed, but the property is recovered by police, it can be returned to the owner.